Archaeology Notes

Event ID 716379

Category Descriptive Accounts

Type Archaeology Notes

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NT43NE 22 4935 3567.

(Area NT 493356) 'The Peel' or 'Hunter's Hall', a royal hunting seat, was demolished in 1814 to make room for an addition to the south side of the parish school. It was a strong, square tower, built of very large stones and had very small windows. From it a narrow lane, 'The King's Shan', led to the town. This name survives but is applied to part of Gala Hill at NT 492 355.

A Jeffrey 1864; A Lang and J Lang 1913; T Craig-Brown 1886

The parish school is shown on Woods plan at approx NT 4935 3567; the area is now overlaid by dense housing development and no trace of the school or tower remain.

J Wood 1824

Visited by OS (TRG) 1 March 1977